Workers' Compensation Perspectives
AUGUST 27, 2023
[The following notes background and discussion points from a series of sessions Disability Management undergraduates completing a 4 th year course on Workplace Insurance and Benefits. Part 1 explores the reasons for the lack of trust in disability insurance. The trust gap is not unique to the disability insurance sector.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
APRIL 29, 2024
Many workers’ compensation jurisdictions and work-disability insurers have noted increasing mental disorder (also called psychological injury, mental injury) claims over time. US Social Security provides benefits to workers for certain disabilities. In this post, we survey some of the data reflecting this increase.
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Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JUNE 2, 2024
On the disability insurance side, this shift has meant changes to policies and procedures. While not everyone has access to disability plans, insured parties want clarity of the coverage; insurers need clear procedures to approve coverage. The toughen-up attitude still exists.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JULY 4, 2024
The apparent rise in mental disability claims is a significant issue for disability insurers and workers’ compensation systems. The observed rise in workers’ compensation claims for mental injury must be interpreted in context. Here is a brief recap of our discussion so far.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
OCTOBER 23, 2023
AI will not change the functions of any disability insurance or workers’ compensation systems. Workers’ compensation or disability insurance are not islands. My final points reiterated that AI is here, it is not going away, and it is going to increase in power.
Workers' Compensation
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
A law firm could utilize a machine learning model to classify claims into different categories, such as slip and fall, car accident, product liability, Social Security Disability Insurance, or Multi-District Litigation [MDL]. RISK PREVENTION An insurance company could use AI to identify workers’ compensation claims data patterns.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 4, 2021
In the accompanying slides and in some responses, I provide additional references as a starting point for understanding and comparing initial workers’ compensation. All workers’ compensation systems pay the same rate for lost wages…right? Are unemployment insurance payments considered earnings?
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